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2013 Spring Lusitano Bulletin LUSITANO BULLETIN The Publication of the Lusitano Club of California Volume 23 Issue No. 1 Spring 2013 Kung Hey Fat Choy! Bom Ano Novo! May the Year of the Snake bring you lots of good health, happiness, and prosperity. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE by Maria Roliz...…………………….…...2 2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS/SCHOLARSHIP…….………………..3 EVENT FLYERS…………….………………………………...…….4 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & ELECTIONS by Maria Roliz…….7 CHINESE NEW YEAR DINNER DANCE by J. Wimmleitner, Jr..……8 PHOTO EXHIBIT: SEAMANSHIP & SETTLEMENT by N. Da Cruz..12 PHOTOGRAPHS REVEAL MACAU’S BLEND OF CULTURE………14 MACAU CULTURAL CENTER by Maria Roliz………………….....15 ISABELLA PALMER’S WARTIME STORY by Brian Edgar………..16 A FAMILIA DA SILVA by Armando “Pinky” Da Silva...………….19 WOMEN & MEN IN EARLY MACANESE SOCIETY by R.Xavier….22 PORTUGUESE IMMIGRANT WEEK by Arthur Britto…….………..26 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT by Dorothy Oliveira………..….....27 WORD SCRAMBLE ……………………………………………….29 RECIPES (LAW PAK KO) by Lulu Xavier.……………………......30 COOKBOOK FOR SALE…..……………………………..……...…30 BOOKS FOR SALE/CLUB CONTACT INFO…...……………..….…31 President’s Message Happy Easter to you and your family! May the spirit of Easter fill your heart with complete joy and peace. Now that Spring is here and the weather is nice, we have a variety of events planned for the next few months so you can enjoy the outdoors also. See Calendar of Events on the next page. Our Annual Clambake at Beresford Park, San Mateo is coming right around the corner on Saturday, April 13th. This has always been one of our signature events where, in an outdoor setting with family and friends, one can enjoy a home-cooked Portuguese Macanese luncheon of savory hors d’oeuvres, prawns, meat, and mouth-watering clams prepared from an old Algarve family recipe. I recommend reserving this event today since there is limited space (See flyer page 4). For those that like the excitement of the slot machines and table games, board on a bus trip with us on Saturday, May 18th to Red Hawk Casino (See flyer page 5). We only have a few seats left so call in now. Starting in June will be our summer events – Dia de Portugal Festival, Dia de Sao Joao celebration, annual picnic for the entire family, Russian River camping and canoe trip, etc., etc. Last, but not least, one of the major trips many of you look forward to attending every three years is the Macau Encontro. At this time, we do not have firm confirmation whether it will take place again. If it does, we anticipate it will happen in Macau from Nov. 30th to Dec 7th. In the meantime, regardless of an Encontro in Macau or not, Lusitano is planning a trip with Braga Travel to Macau (fewer days in Macau if there is no Encontro) with optional pre-Encontro trips to Malacca, Malaysia, and Singapore, or China week of Nov. 24th, and an optional 2-3 days post-Encontro trip to Hong Kong before returning to San Francisco for our Annual Christmas Party on Dec. 14th. Further details will be emailed out as we receive them. For those of you that are not on our email list, please give me a call so I can make sure you will be on our mailing list with the latest update re confirmation of a 2013 Macau Encontro and our Lusitano trip details. Lusitano Bulletin Page 2 The Internet Archive Project of our Macanese Heritage is underway and several of our members gave interviews at the 2013 Chinese New Year party. (Please refer to page 21 of our Winter 2012 Bulletin for complete details of this project). If anyone is interested in participating in interviews or contributing to the project, please email me at [email protected]. Sincerely, Maria C. Roliz, President 2013 Calendar of Events Mar 10-May 31: Photo Exhibition: Seamanship and Settlement, Oviatt Library, California State University Northridge Sat, April 13: Annual Clambake, San Mateo Beresford Park Sat, May 18: Red Hawk Casino Day Trip Sat, June 8: Dia de Portugal, Lusitano Food Booth, San Jose Sat, June 22: Dia de Sao Joao Mass & Lunch, MCC, Fremont Sat, July 13: Annual Picnic, San Mateo Beresford Park Sat, Aug 17: Russian River Canoe Trip w/Camping Aug 16 & 17 Sept (tbd): Macau Casino Gaming Social/Cooking Class, MCC Sun, Oct 13: Our Lady of Fatima Mass & Lunch, Concord Sun, Oct 27: Halloween Party/Cooking/Portuguese Class, MCC Nov 24-Dec 10: Club Trip to Macau Nov 30-Dec 7 with optional pre-side trips to Malacca/Malaysia/Singapore or Taipei, and post- side trips to Hong Kong & China (details to be advised) Sat, Dec 14: Annual Christmas Party, San Mateo Elks Lodge If you need a ride or can offer a ride to a fellow member to any of these events please let us know. It is very much appreciated. 2013 Lusitano Scholarship 2013 Lusitano Scholarship Grant: Lusitano offers two $1,000 scholarship grants each year towards a trade school or college tuition for Lusitano members ages 18 and over. Applications are now available with a deadline of July 31, 2013 for the 2013-2014 academic year. Please email [email protected] for details. Lusitano Bulletin Page 3 Seamanship and Settlement: THE PORTUGUESE MARITIME TRADITION AND MACAU’S ARCHITECTURAL DUALITY Linked Exhibitions of Photographs and Images of the Portuguese Navy’s Tall Ship N.R.P. Sagres and the Historic Architecture of Macau, China. March 10 – May 31, 2013 Oviatt Library, California State University Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91330 LUSITANO ANNUAL CLAMBAKE SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH, 2013 12 - 4 PM Beresford Park (Picnic Shelter Area) Parkside Way & Parkview Way, San Mateo (off Hwy 92 Alameda de las Pulgas exit towards 28th Ave) Come and spend a pleasant day in the park and enjoy a Macanese lunch with us followed by the exquisite “Ameijoas na Cataplana a Algarvia” (Clams prepared using a traditional Portuguese recipe) Cost per member $18.00 Cost per non-member $25.00 Please RSVP by April 4th to [email protected] or (415) 990-5534 (First come first served limited capacity) Make check payable to: Lusitano Club Mail to: Dorothy Oliveira, 3714 Martin Dr, San Mateo, CA 94403 Lusitano Bulletin Page 4 Lusitano’s Day Trip to Red Hawk Casino Saturday, May 18, 2013 Come and take a coach ride to Red Hawk Casino with your friends! Casino will rebate $5 for food and $15 for slots or $20 for table games Cost per member $22.00 Cost per non-member $26.00 Space is limited! Please RSVP by May 1, 2013 to [email protected] or (415) 990-5534 Seat assignment based on reservations received Make check payable to: Lusitano Club (& note location you will be getting on the bus) Mail to: Maria Roliz, 582 Market St # 1905, San Francisco, CA 94104 7:45-8:00 AM Westlake Shopping Center (parking lot in front of Home Depot /across from Burlington Coat Factory, 99 Southgate Ave, Daly City) 8:30-8:45 AM Hercules Transit Center “BART Park & Ride Lot” (on Willow Ave, near I-80E off-ramp) 10:00 AM Arrive Red Hawk Casino FUN !$!$ FUN !$!$ FUN !$!$ 4:00 PM Depart Red Hawk 6:00 PM Approximate Arrival in Bay Area Lusitano Bulletin Page 5 Saturday, June 8, 2013 10am-5pm FREE Admission! Join us for this Annual Celebration and stop by our LUSITANO FOOD BOOTH! History Park, 1650 Senter Road, San Jose, CA ….and if you would like to volunteer to help out at our booth please email [email protected] Come Join Us for a Day of Celebration on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at the MACAU CULTURAL CENTER 109 J Street, Fremont, CA 94536 Event organized by the Macau Cultural Center and co-sponsored by IIM of Macau 11am-12pm Mass Celebration 12:30-2pm Macanese Lunch Cost per USA Casa member $15.00 Cost per non-member $20.00 Please RSVP by June 1, 2013 to [email protected] or (415) 990-5534 Space limited to 120! Mail check payable to: Macau Cultural Center, 582 Market St # 1905, San Francisco, CA 94104 Lusitano Bulletin Page 6 Annual General Meeting & Elections of Directors/Officers By Maria Roliz With the required 20% minimum proxies/ballots received to elect a new Board, the following Officers and Directors were elected for a one-year term at our Annual General Meeting on Feb. 2, 2013 with 244 ballots/proxies counted by our Elections Committee. Thank you for all those that participated. President: Maria C. Roliz Vice-President: Maria Joao da Cruz Secretary: Annie DeGraca Puska Treasurer: Dorothy Oliveira Directors: Ricardo Collaco, Nuno Prata da Cruz, Henry “Rick” DeGraca, Jessica Xavier Diaz, Kirk Harper, Justin Schwab-Vieira, and Leonardo Xavier Congratulations to our newly elected Board and we welcome returning director Leonardo Xavier for 2013. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all our directors and volunteers for a year of hard work and dedication this past year and for another year of service. Special thanks also go to Chris daRoza (ex-Director) who has served his maximum five consecutive years on the Board and thus required to step down according to our ByLaws. We do, however, look forward to his continued involvement as a volunteer. Lusitano Bulletin Page 7 Chinese New Year Dinner Dance By Johann Wimmleitner, Jr. Kung Hey Fat Choy! Happy Lunar New Year! It is a time to celebrate with family and friends and welcome in a new year of good luck and a new beginning. And this is exactly what we did at the Chinese New Year Celebration Dinner Dance held on Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 at the Macau Cultural Center in Fremont.
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